Zero Pindula

WhatsApp Message

*"Passport Backlog Cleared"*

*Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates*
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?te

The Registrar-General’s (RG) Office says it has issued over 350 000 e-passports to date, clearing the national backlog that stood at 200 000 in January.

In an interview with State media, Registrar-General Henry Machiri also said plans to decentralise the service are now at an advanced stage. He said:

----------
itel A70 256GB
$99USD

WhatsApp: https://wa.me/+263715068543
Calls: 0772464000
----------

> Since we started the e-passport programme on January 18, I can confirm that we have issued over 350 000 passports.

> We successfully cleared the passport backlog in September this year.

> We asked all those who had applied for passports to go and collect their documents.

> We are happy with the progress we have made so far, and we are looking forward to expanding the e-passport enrolment programme to all the districts countrywide.

> We have plans to expand to Chinhoyi, Marondera, and Mutare, going down to all the districts.

> Besides expanding offices in the country, Government will also be establishing passport enrolment centres at selected embassies across the world.

Garsu Pasaulis, a security printing company that was engaged by the government to set up modern national biometric infrastructure for the production of the new e-passport, national identity cards, resident permits, and visas, reportedly has the capacity to print more than 5 000 passports a day.

An official report detailing the e-passport programme obtained by The Sunday Mail states:

> We are delighted to report that, since the inception of the e-passports project, Garsu Pasaulis has managed to cumulatively produce a total of 352 156 ordinary and express e-passports as of December 3, 2022.

> In addition to the above, the company has also produced several diplomatic and service passports on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe.

> The company invested in high-end, state-of-the-art passport personalisation machines which are capable of printing over 500 passports per hour.

> Depending on the number of applications received, the company has a production capacity that can enable the printing of more than 5 000 passports per day.

| The Sunday Mail

_If you found this article useful_
*Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*